| Acronym | Sense | Language | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITMI | IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Transactions on Medical Imaging | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Diagnostics |
| ITSS | Infection Transmissible Sexuellement et par le Sang | In French | → Infectious diseases → Gynaecology |
| ITT | Incapacité Temporaire de Travail | In French | → Pathology → Labour, labour economics |
| IUI | Intra-Uterine Insemination | In English | → Reproductive biology |
| IUS | Intern Uterala Spiralo | In Ido | → Gynaecology |
| IVF | In-vitrofertilisatie | In Dutch | → Reproductive biology |
| IVG | Interruption Volontaire de Grossesse | In French | → Gynaecology, obstetrics |
| IVIg | Intravenous Immunoglobulin | In English | → Immunology and allergy |
| IVMA | Indiana Veterinary Medical Association (www.invma.org) | In English | → Associations → Veterinary medicine → India |
| IVS | Institut des Vaisseaux et du Sang (www.ivs-vbi.org) = VBI | Vessels and Blood Institute | In English |
In French | → Research institutes → Blood and circulatory system |
| IVS | Irish Veterinary Association | In English | → Associations → Veterinary medicine |
| IVSA | International Veterinary Students Association (www.ivsa.org) | In English | → Associations → Higher education, universities → Veterinary medicine |
| JABS | Justice Awareness and Basic Support | In English | → Organizations and associations → Law, jurisprudence → Pharmacology, toxicology |
| JALAM | Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Medicine | In English | → Associations |
| JAMA | Journal of the American Medical Association (http://https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama) | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Associations → United States |
| JAMC | Journal de l'Association Médicale Canadienne (www.cmaj.ca/jamc/) | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → Canada |
| JAMC | Journal of Ayub Medical College | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| JAMI | Jewish Association for the Mentally Ill | In English | → Associations → 61889 |
| JAPh | Journal of Applied Physiology | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Physiology |
| JBMN | Journal de Biophysique et Médecine Nucléaire | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → Biochemistry, biophysics |
| JBO | Journal of Biomedical Optics | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Optics → Biological sciences |
| JClP | Journal of Clinical Pharmacology | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Pharmacology, toxicology |
| JCoN | Journal of Computational Neuroscience | In English | → Computer science → Serial publications, periodicals → Biological sciences → Neurology |
| JCPA | Journées Cumulées en Présence d'Antigène | In French | → Pharmacology, toxicology |
| JCRB | Japanese Cancer Research Resources Bank | In English | → Organizations and associations → Oncology |
| JE | Japan-Enzephalitis | In English | → Infectious diseases |
| JEM | Journal of Experimental Medicine (www.jem.org) | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| JGH | Jewish General Hospital (www.jgh.ca) | In English | → Judaism → Canada |
| JGH | Jefferson General Hospital (www.jgh.org) | In English | |
| JGH | Jurong General Hospital (www.jgh.com.sg) | In English | |
| JHG | Julius Hirschberg Gesellschaft | In German | → Organizations and associations → Ophthalmology |
| JHM | Journal of the History of Medicine and allied sciences | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → History |
| JHM | Journal of Hospital Medicine | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| JIA | Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis | In English | → 6167 |
| JLCMe | Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| JME&T | Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| JMHG | Journal of Men's Health & Gender | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Sexual problems → Urology |
| JMNB | Journal de Médecine Nucléaire et Biophysique | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → Biochemistry, biophysics |
| JMSMM | Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Materials science |
| JNE | Journées Nationales de l'Épilepsie | In French | → Neurology |
| JNeur | Journal of Neurochemistry | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Biochemistry, biophysics → Neurology |
| JNNP | Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Neurology → Psychiatry |
| JNO | Journal of Neuro-Oncology | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Oncology → Neurology |
| JOMS | Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Surgery, orthopaedics, ophthalmology |
| JOR | Journal of Oral Rehabilitation | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| JPhPh | Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Pharmacology, toxicology |
| JPhsg | Journal of Physiology | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Physiology |
| JPS | Journal of Pharmacological Sciences | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Pharmacology, toxicology |
| JRCSE | Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Surgery, orthopaedics, ophthalmology |
| JRO | Journées de Recherche en Ophtalmologie | In French | → Ophthalmology |
| JSLAE | Japanese Society for Laboratory Animal and Environment | In English | → Organizations and associations → Veterinary medicine |
| JSOG | Japanese Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology | In English | → Organizations and associations → Gynaecology → Obstetrics |
| JSP | Jeune Sapeur-Pompier | In French | → Firefighting |
| JSVS | Japanese Society of Veterinary Science | In English | → Organizations and associations → Veterinary medicine |
| KAV | Krankenanstaltenverbund | In German | → Public health and hygiene |
| KCA | Kérato-Conjonctivite Atopique | In French | → Pathology → Ophthalmology |
| KCV | Kérato-Conjonctivite Vernale | In French | → Pathology → Ophthalmology |
| KI | Kunstmatige Inseminatie | In Dutch | → Reproductive biology |
| KKS | Koordinierungszentrum für Klinische Studien | In German | → Veterinary medicine |
| KMI | Keapa-Moss-Index = IMC | Indice de Masse Corporelle | In French = BMI | Body Mass Index | In English = BKİ | Bədən kütləsinin göstərici | In Turkish = IMC | Índex de Massa Corporal | In Catalan = ΔΜΣ | Δείκτης μάζας σώματος | EK = KMI | Korpomasa Indico | In Esperanto = IMC | Índice de Masa Corporal | In Spanish = KMI | Kehamassiindeks | In Estonian = IMC | Índice de Masa Corporal | In Galician = IMC | Indice di Massa Corporea | In Italian = KMI | Kūno Masės Indeksas | In Lithuanian = IJT | Index Jisim Tubuh | In Malay = IMC | Índice de Massa Corporal | In Portuguese = ИМТ | Индекс массы тела | In Russian = VKİ | Vücut Kitle İndeksi | In Turkish |
In Austro-Bavarian | → Nutrition |
| KMI | Korpomasa Indico = IMC, BMI, BKİ, ΔΜΣ, IJT, ИМТ, VKİ (look above) |
In Esperanto | → Nutrition |
| KMI | Kehamassiindeks = IMC, BMI, BKİ, ΔΜΣ, IJT, ИМТ, VKİ (look above) |
In Estonian | → Nutrition |
| KMI | Kūno Masės Indeksas = IMC, BMI, BKİ, ΔΜΣ, IJT, ИМТ, VKİ (look above) |
In Lithuanian | → Nutrition |
| KNDB | Koninklijke Nederlandse Drogisten Bond | In Dutch | → Organizations and associations → Pharmacology, toxicology → Netherlands |
| KOAH | Kronik Obstrüktif Akciğer Hastalığı = BPCO | Broncho-Pneumopathie Chronique Obstructive | In French = COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | In English = MPOC | Maladie Pulmonaire Obstructive Chronique | In French = COLD | Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease | In English = COAD | Chronisch obstruktive Atemwegserkrankung | In German = EPOC | Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica | In Spanish = BPCO | Broncopneumopatia Cronica Ostruttiva | In Italian = DPOC | Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crónica | In Portuguese |
In Turkish | → Chest diseases |
| KVMA | Kansas Veterinary Medical Association (www.ksvma.org) | In English | → Associations → Veterinary medicine → United States |
| KVMA | Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association (www.kvma.org) | In English | → Associations → Veterinary medicine |
| L3IM | Langage Iconique et Interfaces Interactives en Médecine | In English | → Human-computer interaction |
| LA | Leucémie Aiguë | In French | → Blood and circulatory system → Pathology |
| LAB | Laboratoire d'Accidentologie et de Biomécanique | In French | → Research institutes → Traumatology → Transport and postal services |
| LAF | Laboratory Animal Facilities | In English | → Biological sciences → Pharmacology, toxicology |
| LAF | Live Animal Facilities | In English | → Biological sciences → Zoology → Pharmacology, toxicology |
| LAL | Leucémie Aiguë Lymphoïde | In French | → Blood and circulatory system → Pathology |
| LAL | Lysat d’Amébocytes de Limules | In French | → Diagnostics → Infectious diseases |
| LAL | Limulus Amebocyte Lysate | In English | → Diagnostics → Infectious diseases |
| LAL | Lisato di Amebociti di Limulus | In Italian | → Diagnostics → Infectious diseases |
| LAM | Leucémie Aiguë à Mégacaryocytes | In French | → Blood and circulatory system → Pathology |
| LAM | Leucémie Aiguë Myéloïde | In French | → Blood and circulatory system → Pathology |
| LASA | Laboratory Animal Science Association (www.lasa.co.uk) | In English | → Associations → Zoology → Veterinary medicine → United Kingdom |
| LASS | Laboratoire d'Analyse des Systèmes de Santé | In French | → Research institutes → Public health and hygiene |
| LAUF | Landssamtök áhugafólks um flogaveiki (www.lauf.is) | In Icelandic | → Organizations and associations → Neurology |
| LBE | Liga Brasileira de Epilepsia (www.epilepsia.org.br) | In Portuguese | → Organizations and associations → Neurology → Brazil |
| LBICR | Ludwig Boltzmann Institut for Cancer Research | In English | → Research institutes → Oncology |
| LCA | Leber's Congenital Amaurosis | In English | → Pathology |
| LCE | Liga Colombiana contra la Epilepsia | In Spanish | → Organizations and associations → Neurology |
| LCI | Laboratory of Clinical Investigation | In English | → Research institutes |
| LCME | Liaison Committee on Medical Education | In English | → Organizations and associations → Education |
| LCS | Libyan Cardiac Society | In English | → Organizations and associations → Cardiology |
| LCSW | Licensed Clinical Social Worker | In English | → Social welfare → Psychology |
| LDF | Ligue des Diabétiques de France (www.diabetenet.com) | In French | → Organizations and associations → Physiology → Pathology → France |
| LDMR | Lance à Débit Mixte Réglable | In French | → Firefighting |
| LDT | Lance sur Dévidoir Tournant | In French | → Firefighting |
| LDV | Lance à Débit Variable | In French | → Firefighting |
| LEA | Late Embryogenesis Abundant protein | In English | → Proteins → Reproductive biology |
| LEAD | Lupus Érythémateux Aigu Disséminé | In French | → Immunology and allergy → Pathology |
| LEAPDB | Late Embryogenesis Abundant Proteins DataBase | In English | → Databases → Proteins → Reproductive biology |
| LED | Lupus Érythémateux Disséminé | In French | → Pathology |
| LEE | Locus of Enterocyte Effacement | In English | → Blood and circulatory system → Pathology |
| LEEM | Les Entreprises du Médicament | In French | → Pharmacology, toxicology |
| LES | Lupus Érythémateux Systémique = SLE | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | In English |
In French | → Immunology and allergy → Pathology |
| LETS | Leiden Thrombophilia Study | In English | → Pharmacology, toxicology → Pathology |
| LFB | Laboratoire français du Fractionnement et des Biotechnologies (https://www.groupe-lfb.com) | In French | → Biotechnology → Pharmacology, toxicology → France |
| LFCE | Ligue Française Contre l'Épilepsie (www.lfce-epilepsies.fr) | In French | → Organizations and associations → Neurology → France |
| LH | Lateral Hypodermis | In English | |
| LH | Luteinizing Hormone | In English | → Hormones → Gynaecology |
| LHON | Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy | In English | → Neurology → Ophthalmology |
| LICE | Lega Italiana Contro L'Epilessia (www.lice.it) | In Italian | → Organizations and associations → Neurology → Italia |
| LICHE | Liga Chilena contra la Epilepsia (www.ligaepilepsia.cl) | In Spanish | → Organizations and associations → Neurology |
| LIEF | Ligue des Infirmiers et des Infirmières de l'Espace Francophone | In French | → Organizations and associations |
| LIEN | Lutte, Information, Études des infections Nosocomiales | In French | → Associations → Infectious diseases |
| LIF | Laboratoire d'Imagerie Fonctionnelle | In French | → Research institutes → Diagnostics |
| LISA | Life Science Austria (www.lifescienceaustria.at) | In English | → Biological sciences → Biotechnology → Austria |
| LLTE | Low-Level Treadmill Exercise | In English | |
| LMC | Leucémie Myéloïde Chronique | In French | → Blood and circulatory system → Pathology |
| LMM | Laboratory of Metabolic Medicine | In English | → Research institutes → Physiology |
| LMP | Last Menstrual Period | In English | → Gynaecology |
| LMPV | Leucomalacie périventriculaire = PVL | Periventrikuläre Leukomalazie | In German = PVL | Periventricular Leukomalacia | In English = PVL | Periventriculaire Leukomalacie | In Dutch |
In French | → Obstetrics → Neurology |
| LMS | Lingway Medical Suite | In English | → Software |
| LMSS | Liverpool Medical Students Society | In English | → Organizations and associations → Higher education, universities → United Kingdom |
| LNCC | Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer | In French | → Organizations and associations → Oncology |
| LOA | Leber Optic Atrophy | In English | → Ophthalmology |
| LOADD | Lifestyle Over and Above Drugs in Diabetes | In English | → Physiology → Pathology |
| LP | Luteal Phase | In English | → Gynaecology |
| LPD | Luteal Phase Defect | In English | → Gynaecology → Reproductive biology |
| LPO | Last Patient Out | In English | → Pharmacology, toxicology |
| LPPA | Laboratoire de la Physiologie, de la Perception et de l'Action | In French | → Research institutes → Physiology |
| LPPE | Laboratoire de Physiologie et de Psychologie Expérimentales | In French | → Research institutes → Psychology → Physiology |
| LRPAT | Laboratoire de Recherche en Pathologies Radio-induites | In French | → Research institutes → Pathology |
| LSE | Life Support Equipment | In English | |
| LSO | Life Systems Officer | In English | |
| LSPCC | Lot de Sauvetage et de Protection Contre les Chutes | In French | → Firefighting |
| LSS | Life Support System | In English | |
| LSU | Life Support Umbilical | In English | |
| LTC | Long Term Care | In English | |
| LTD | Long Term Disability | In English | |
| LUMC | Leiden University Medical Center (www.lumc.nl) | In English | → Higher education, universities → Netherlands |
| LUSSI | Laboratoire UltraSons, Signaux et Instrumentation (www.lussi.univ-tours.fr) | In French | → Research institutes → Diagnostics → France |
| LUV | Large Unilamellar Vesicle | In English | → Biotechnology → Pharmacology, toxicology |
| LVA | libération des Voies Aériennes | In French | → Traumatology |
| LVEF | Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction = FEVG | Fraction d’Éjection du Ventricule Gauche | In French |
In English | → Cardiology → Blood and circulatory system |
| LVH | Left Ventricular Hypertrophy | In English | → Cardiology |
| LVRS | Lung Volume Reduction Surgery | In English | → Chest diseases |
| M/C | Miscarriage | In English | → Obstetrics → Reproductive biology |
| MAA | Marketing Authorization Application | In English | → Pharmacology, toxicology |
| MAEH | Mouvement pour l'Amélioration de l'Environnement Hospitalier | In French | → Organizations and associations |
| MAN | Médecine d'Afrique Noire | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → Africa |
| MAP | Multiple Antigenic Peptide | In English | → Biochemistry, biophysics → Immunology and allergy |
| MAP | Mean Arterial Pressure | In English | → Cardiology → Blood and circulatory system |
| MARN | Mission d'Appui à la gestion du Risque Nucléaire | In French | → Nuclear technology → Accidents, risks, safety |
| MARPA | Maison d'Accueil Rurale pour Personnes Âgées | In French | → Accommodation → Gerontology |
| MAS | Morbus Alzheimer Syndrom | In German | → Neurology |
| MASAAV | Mid-Atlantic States Association of Avian Veterinarians (www.masaav.org) | In English | → Associations → Veterinary medicine |
| MASTTAR | Minimal Access Surgery Teaching, Training and Research Center | In English | → Research institutes → Specialized or polytechnical colleges → Surgery, orthopaedics, ophthalmology |
| MAT | Microangiopathie thrombotique | In French | → Blood and circulatory system → Pathology |
| MAV | Malformation artérioveineuse | In French | → Pathology |
| MAVMA | Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association (www.massvet.org) | In English | → Associations → Veterinary medicine → United States |
| MBC | Maximum Breathing Capacity | In English | → Anatomy |
| MBChB | Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery | In English | → Higher education, universities → Surgery, orthopaedics, ophthalmology |
| MBK | Medications and Bandage Kit | In English | |
| MCBO | Molecular Cell Biology and Oncology Graduate Program | In English | → Education → Cytology → Oncology |
| MCH | Medisch Centrum Haaglanden (www.mchaaglanden.nl) | In Dutch | → Netherlands |
| MCH | Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin = HCM | Hémoglobine Corpusculaire Moyenne | In French |
In English | → Diagnostics → Blood and circulatory system → Proteins |
| MCH | Medicinal Chemistry | In English | → Pharmacology, toxicology |
| MCHC | Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council (www.mchc.org) | In English | → Organizations and associations → United States |
| MCHC | Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration = CCMH | Concentration Corpusculaire Moyenne en Hémoglobine | In French = CHCM | Concentração de Hemoglobina Corpuscular Média | In Portuguese |
In English | → Diagnostics → Blood and circulatory system → Proteins |
| MCHC | Mother and Child Health Coalition (www.mchc.net) | In English | → Organizations and associations → Gynaecology → Pediatry |
| MCHC | Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration | In English | → Diagnostics → Blood and circulatory system → Proteins |
| MCHC | Minnesota Chinese Health Center | In English | → United States |
| MCI | Mild Cognitive Impairment | In English | → Neurology |
| MCJ | Maladie de Creutzfeldt-Jakob | In French | → Neurology |
| MCNV | Medisch Comité Nederland-Vietnam | In Dutch | → Organizations and associations → Netherlands |
| MCP | Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein | In English | → Proteins → Immunology and allergy |
| MCV | Mean Corpuscular Volume = VGM | Volume Globulaire Moyen | In French |
In English | → Blood and circulatory system |
| MD | Medicinæ Doctor | In Latin | |
| MDCK | Madin–Darby Canine Kidney | In English | → Biological sciences → Anatomy |
| MDM | Médecins du Monde | In French | → Organizations and associations |
| MDPH | Maison Départementale des Personnes Handicapées | In French | → Pathology |
| MDS | Médicament Dérivé du Sang ou du plasma humain | In French | → Pharmacology, toxicology |
| ME | Myalgische Encefalomyelitis | In Dutch | → Neurology → Infectious diseases |
| MEDCASE | Medical Care Support Equipment | In English | |
| MEDDAC | Medical Department Activity | In English | |
| MEDICS | Medical Information Computer System | In English | → Computer science |
| MEDRA | Medical Dictionary for Drug Regulatory Activities | In English | → Dictionaries → Pharmacology, toxicology |
| MEEI | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (www.masseyeandear.org) | In English | → Surgery, orthopaedics, ophthalmology → Ophthalmology → United States |
| MEG | MagnétoEncéphaloGraphe | In French | |
| MEG | Magnetoencephalography | In English | → Neurology |
| MESA | Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis | In English | → Blood and circulatory system |
| MeSH | Medical Subject Headings | In English | → Bibliography → Libraries |
| MEVMA | Maine Veterinary Medical Association (www.mainevetmed.org) | In English | → Associations → Veterinary medicine → United States |
| MGH | Massachusetts General Hospital | In English | → United States |
| MH | Medical History | In English | → History |
| MHD | Mise Hors de Danger | In French | → Accidents, risks, safety |
| MHLA | Maritimes Health Libraries Association = ABSM | Association des Bibliothèques de la Santé des Maritimes | In French |
In English | → Libraries → Associations → 6295 |
| MHRA | Medicines and Healcare products Regulatory Agency | In French | → Public administration, government → Public health and hygiene |
| MIDD | Maternally Inherited Diabetes and Deafness | In English | → Physiology → Pathology |
| MIMS | Medical Information Management System | In English | → Management |
| MIRADOR | Modélisation Interactive des Risques Associés au Développement d'Ouvrages Robustes | In French | → Computer simulation → Accidents, risks, safety → Civil engineering → Construction |
| MISMR | Michigan Society for Medical Research (www.mismr.org) | In English | → Organizations and associations |
| MIV | Menslike Immuniteitsgebreksvirus = VIH | Virus de l'Immunodéficience Humaine | In French = HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus | In English = VIH | Virus d'Inmunodeficencia Humana | In Asturian = VIH | Vírus da imunodeficiência humana | In Portuguese = VIDH | Virus Immunitarii Defectus Humanae | In Latin = ŽIV | Žmogaus Imunodeficito Virusas | In Lithuanian = ХИВ | Хумане имунодефицијенције | In Serbian = HIV | Humani Imunodeficientni Virus | In Slovenian = ВИЧ | Вирус иммунодефицита человека | In Russian = GIB | Giza Immunoeskasiaren Birusa | In Basque = HIV | Humaan Immunodeficiëntie Virus | In Dutch |
In Afrikaans | → Virology → Immunology and allergy → Infectious diseases |
| MMF | Mycophenolate Mofetil | In English | → Pharmacology, toxicology |